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Agriculture, Volume 9, Issue 3

March 2019 - 24 articles

Cover Story: Typical wild blueberry field in early spring from Northern Lac Saint-Jean (Saint-Eugène-D'Argentenay, Québec, Canada). Agricultural practices performed on wind-sensitive sand dunes can result in the development of unproductive areas marked by bare soils. Coupled with current practices, the application of apatite could lead blueberry landowners to rehabilitate such unproductive areas through increased glomalin-related soil protein deposition. View Paper here.
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Articles (24)

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
13,614 Views
10 Pages

Sowing Date Affects Maize Development and Yield in Irrigated Mediterranean Environments

  • Angel Maresma,
  • Astrid Ballesta,
  • Francisca Santiveri and
  • Jaume Lloveras

Timely sowing is critical for maximizing yield for both grain and biomass in maize. The effects of early (mid-March), normal (mid-April), and late (mid-May) sowing date (SD) were studied over a three-year period in irrigated maize under Mediterranean...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,604 Views
14 Pages

Organo-Mineral Fertilization Enhances the Acceptability of Smooth Cayenne Pineapple Fruit (Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill) for European Export and Domestic Consumption in Benin

  • Elvire Line Sossa,
  • Codjo Emile Agbangba,
  • Gustave Dagbenonbakin,
  • Roméo Tohoun,
  • Pierre Gbènoukpo Tovihoudji and
  • Guillaume Lucien Amadji

Heterogeneity in pineapple fruit quality explains the low export volume of fruits from Benin to the international market. This work aims to investigate influences of organo-mineral fertilizer on a) pineapple fruit yield, b) fruit quality and the prop...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,875 Views
11 Pages

Identification of Suitable Animal Welfare Assessment Measures for Extensive Beef Systems in New Zealand

  • Y. Baby Kaurivi,
  • Richard Laven,
  • Rebecca Hickson,
  • Kevin Stafford and
  • Tim Parkinson

Farm animal welfare assessment protocols use different measures depending on production systems and the purpose of the assessment. There is no standardized validated animal welfare protocol for the assessment of beef cattle farms in New Zealand, desp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
7,130 Views
23 Pages

‘Draper’ northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) is a widely-planted mid-season cultivar with excellent fruit quality. Under the climatic conditions of Southwestern British Columbia, Canada, and Northwestern Washington, USA,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
111 Citations
33,600 Views
19 Pages

Beyond Bird Feed: Proso Millet for Human Health and Environment

  • Saurav Das,
  • Rituraj Khound,
  • Meenakshi Santra and
  • Dipak K. Santra

Domesticated in 8000–10,000 BP in northern China, proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) is the best adaptive rotational crop for semiarid central High Plains of the USA, where average annual precipitation is 356–407 mm. Proso millet has mul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
6,248 Views
14 Pages

Effect of Tillage Systems on Physical Properties of a Clay Loam Soil under Oats

  • Karen Denisse Ordoñez-Morales,
  • Martin Cadena-Zapata,
  • Alejandro Zermeño-González and
  • Santos Campos-Magaña

In many regions, conservation tillage has been shown to contribute to preserving soil properties. However, in order to promote this practice in new areas, it is necessary to generate information about its results in local environmental conditions. Ou...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
11,687 Views
17 Pages

The rural farmers in western Rajasthan State are uneducated and most of the applications of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) are demonstrated and run in the English Language. The majority of these rural farmers who are illiterates with...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
7,687 Views
14 Pages

Competitiveness of Agricultural Products in the Eurasian Economic Union

  • Vlada Maslova,
  • Natalya Zaruk,
  • Clemens Fuchs and
  • Mikhail Avdeev

This article discusses the outcomes of a quantitative analysis using econometric panel data models of the competitiveness of grains in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The analysis was based on the public authorities’ statis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,025 Views
17 Pages

Impact of Land Use Changes on Soil and Vegetation Characteristics in Fereydan, Iran

  • Hanieh Eghdami,
  • Ghanimat Azhdari,
  • Philippe Lebailly and
  • Hossein Azadi

To understand and manage ecosystem complexity, it is important to determine the relationships between soil characteristics, human activities, and biodiversity. This study analyzes the relationships between vegetation, soil, and man-made damage with r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,682 Views
13 Pages

Vineyards have assumed a key role as rural landmarks in recent decades. Investigating vineyard dynamics and contexts may reveal various economic, cultural, and environmental aspects of rural landscapes, which can be linked to land-use changes and maj...

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